Coal-hod attachment.



No.791,619. PAT-BQNTED- JUNE 6, 1905:

j T. A. GIRARDOT.

- GOAL 1-101) ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION I E'ILED MAR. 9,1905.

Attorneys UNITED STATES Patented June 6, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

' coAL-Hoo ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,619, dated June 6,190 '7.

Application filed March 9, 1905. Serial No. $29,290.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE A. GIItAR- DOT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Goldwater, in the county of Mercer and State ofOhio, haveinvented a new and useful Coal-Hod Attachment, of which thefollowing is a specification.-

This invention relates to coal-hods and similar receptacles, and has forits object to provide a simply e constructed attachment for the samecomprising a combined liftinghandle and support for a cushion to receivethe impact of the handle of the receptacle and revent unnecessary noisewhen the hand e is depressed.

Another object of the-invention is to provide a simply-constructedattachment whereby the ball of the receptacle is maintained in aposition spaced from the body of the receptacle for the convenience ofthe operator in handling the same. Y j

' With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed. I

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designat- 1ngcharacters, is illustrated the preferredform of embodiment of theinvention capable of carrying thesame into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the sha e, proportions, and general assemblage of t eparts may be resorted to Without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its a vantages.

Theimproved device may be employed upon various forms of receptaclessuohas coal-hods, refuse-cans, some forms of pails or buckets, and thelike-but is more particularly a plicable to coal-hods,-and for thepurpose 0 illustration is shown applied to a receptacle of this class,in which Figure 1 is a side elevation with the im proved device applied.Fig. 2 is a detached erspective view, enlarged, of the improved ev1ce. Y

The improved device comprises a bar 10, having at one end a hand-grip orpull 11 and with the other end 12 preferably enlarged and provided witha cushion 13, of rubber, felt, or other similar suitable yieldingmaterial, and also provided with a downwardlypointing hook 14 forbearing over the rimof the receptacle 15. The bar 10 is provided withapertures 16 near the lower end to receive the rivets, as at 17, wherebythe same is rigidly connected to the body of the receptacle. By thissimple arran ement it is obvious the device may be firm y connected tothe receptacle with the cushion end extending above the same in positionto receive the bail 18 of the receptacle when the latter is depressed,as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The bail 19 will referably be longenough to extend beyond the rim of the receptacle, so that it can bereadily grasped by the hand of the operator without danger of soilingthe fingers by'contact with the body of the receptacle. The device willpreferably be of malleableiron or steel and can be manufactured at smallexpense and Will not add materially to the total cost of the receptacle,while increasing very materially the value and efliciency of thereceptacle to which it is attached.

The hand-grip portion 11 will generally occupy the position of the usualhand-gri of the receptacles to which the device is applied, and theapertures 16 will be spaced to correspond to the rivet-apertures in thereceptacle by Which the usual hand-grips are secured, so that it willnot be necessary to provide additional apertures to attach the improveddevice. This is important when applying the device to receptaclesalready constructed.

The device, as above noted, is more particularly designed for use uponcoal-hods, especially when-used in the sick-room or in hospitals orwhere sleeping children or invalids are liable tobe disturbed by thesharp click caused by the impact of the bail with the body of the hod.With the improved device attached the noise of the falling bail isentirely prevented. I

. Another great advantage of the device is character described,comprising a bar having that the bail is supported above the rim ofmeans for attachment to a receptacle and the receptacle, and therebyprotects the linwith a hand-grip at one end and a cushion I5 gers of theoperator, as above noted. l carried by the other end to receive the bailof Having thus described the invention, what i the receptacle whendepressed, and a hook is claimed is for bearing over the rim of thereceptacle.

1. As a new article, an attachment of the In testimony that I claim theforegoing as character described,comprising abar having myown I havehereto allixed my signature 2o meaflns iipr attachment to ad receiptacle1and in the presence of two witnesses. Wit a andrip at one en an a cusion H 1 a w n carried by @113 other end to receive the bail HIPJODORILGlhARDOl' of the receptacle When depressed. WVitnesses:

2. As a new article, an attachment of the JOSEPH F. HOYNG,

ANTHONY RATnwEo.

